Lockblock Clean And Resand

[Donny]

Powerwashed this on Monday and resanded today, came up good,

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well pleased and just a wee bit off tidying up to do now

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[mr shine]

great job donny , i was looking at a video on youtube recently with some guy using a jumping jack to drive the sand into the joints ,what do you think of that, i reckon it could damage the sub base

 

[Donny]

wouldnt do that, your meant to do that before you lay the block, nope i use a soft yard brush and kiln dried sand /emoticons/biggrin.png

 

[M.K Cleaners.co.uk]

wouldnt do that, your meant to do that before you lay the block, nope i use a soft yard brush and kiln dried sand /emoticons/biggrin.png

Was thinking the same
Looks good mate! Did you get a before shot?

 

[Smurf]

Nice one donny also bet the customer was very pleased too /emoticons/wink.png

 

[Donny]

I must remember to do before shots lol so no i didnt, ye customer was very happy, once finished i sprayed the whole area with weedol, it soaks into the dry sand and stops weed growth for an extra wee while, used 3 bags off sand , so powerwash £150 resand was another £175 so £350 incl fuel and the weedol for 2 mornings work /emoticons/biggrin.png

 

[Belfastcleaning]

£175 to sand it??!!! must have been expensive sand? lol

 

[scrim it]

Sanding is the easy part. Why so much?

 

[Donny]

Cos they had a nice flash BMW /emoticons/tongue.png £25 was for the weedol and i took my time and spent a morning at it , price for me for a half day is £150 also got there windows and already do there bins so knew how far tae push my price, they loaded !!!

 

[Smurf]

They will not be loaded for very long the way you keep going /emoticons/biggrin.png

Fair play to you /emoticons/wink.png

Cos they had a nice flash BMW /emoticons/tongue.png £25 was for the weedol and i took my time and spent a morning at it , price for me for a half day is £150 also got there windows and already do there bins so knew how far tae push my price, they loaded !!!

 

[Donny]

haha , cheers Smurf

 

[CNS-southwest]

They will not be loaded for very long the way you keep going /emoticons/biggrin.png
Fair play to you /emoticons/wink.png

Cos they had a nice flash BMW /emoticons/tongue.png £25 was for the weedol and i took my time and spent a morning at it , price for me for a half day is £150 also got there windows and already do there bins so knew how far tae push my price, they loaded !!!

Not but he will be

 

[Smurf]

Must admit I do get a bit of a buzz from cleaning block paving when seeing the reactions on customers faces /emoticons/smile.png

Example of one of my block paving cleaning jobs

Before

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After

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After

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[Donny]

nice work

 

[harunh]

smurf thats class mate

 

[iluvwindows]

Great jobs What do you need to do the cleaning lads

 

[Smurf]

To clean block paving efficiently would suggest you need the following for a portable setup

Pressure washer - Minimum spec petrol Honda gx390 or loncin 13 hp 3600 psi 15 ltr or higher per min flow rate that sucks water from a buffer tank. Options which are good to look out for - Interpump or cat pump & gearbox driven.

Buffer tank - Gorilla tub or converted wheelie bin

Hoses - Twin wire 30 m pressure washer hose & reel & garden hose & reel

Turbo nozzle, Vario-nozzle & Pressure washer water broom

Wide hand broom, Large dustpan & brush, Sacks for sand/debris

3 motor wet vac also submersible pump when drainage is an issue

Clean wide sanding broom to brush in dry kiln sand into joints, Kiln dry bags of sand, Clean dustpan & brush

Other hand tools - joint hook, knife etc

Spares - lances, quick connects, and other spare parts just in case of a breakdown while working

Optional - Hotbox

Chems - TFR, Weedol etc

Sealers, sprayer or roller & tray

Should set you back buying new for that lot about 3k or maybe less depending what make of equipment you get

 

[harunh]

Thanks dont think ill ever go in to it lol unless i got 3 vans on road /emoticons/tongue.png

 

[Smurf]

Do you mean the cost or amount of kit needed why you said 3 vans?

Thanks dont think ill ever go in to it lol unless i got 3 vans on road /emoticons/tongue.png

 

[johnny bravo]

smurf , where has that gate come from on your last after photo, just wondering. /emoticons/biggrin.png/emoticons/biggrin.png

 

[Smurf]

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